Abstract: The present invention relates to aminoindane derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such aminoindane derivatives, and the use of such aminoindane derivatives for therapeutic purposes. The aminoindane derivatives are GlyT1 inhibitors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to N-phenyl-(piperazinyl or homopiperazinyl)-benzenesulfonamide or benzenesulfonyl-phenyl-(piperazine or homopiperazine) compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suitable for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the serotonin 5-HT6 receptor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to tetraline and indane derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such tetraline and indane derivatives, and the use of such tetraline and indane derivatives for therapeutic purposes. The tetraline and indane derivatives are GlyT1 inhibitors.

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted N-heterocyclic compounds of general formula (I.A) and to the tautomers of the compounds the physiologically acceptable salts of the compounds and the physiologically acceptable salts of the tautomers of the compounds. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds and their pharmacologically acceptable salts in the production of a pharmaceutical agent for treating diseases that respond to the influence exerted by dopamine D3 receptor ligands, especially for treating diseases of the central nervous system, especially schizophrenia and/or depression.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and a device for determining mechanical stress load, and optionally interface effects, on particles dispersed in a fluid.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula I: wherein n is 1 or 2, Ar is a C-bound 1,2,4-triazol radical which carries a radical R1 on the remaining carbon atom and a radical R1a on one of the nitrogen atoms; R1 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxymethyl, fluorinated C1-C6 alkyl, fluorinated C3-C6 cycloalkyl, fluorinated C1-C4 alkoxymethyl, or optionially substituted phenyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl; R1a is hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; and R2 is C1-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, fluorinated C1-C6 alkyl or fluorinated C3-C6 cycloalkyl; and to the physiologically tolerated acid addition salts of these compounds.

Abstract: A description is given of a process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition of a macrolide antibiotic in essentially noncrystalline form, in which the macrolide antibiotic, a water-swellable polymer and a proton donor are blended in an extruder in the presence of water and forced through a die, the ratio by weight of the sum of macrolide antibiotic, water-swellable polymer and proton donor to water being at least 1:1. The macrolide antibiotic is preferably clarithromycin and the water-swellable polymer is preferably chosen from crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, crosslinked sodium carboxymethylcellulose and crosslinked polyacrylic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the formula R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear C1-C3 alkyl and fluorinated linear C1-C3 alkyl; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-C2-alkyl, fluorinated C1-C2-alkyl, C1-C2-alkoxy and fluorinated C1-C2-alkoxy, R4 is C1-C2-alkyl or fluorinated C1-C2-alkyl; n is 0, 1 or 2, and the physiologically tolerated salts of these compounds and the N-oxides thereof. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises at least one compound of the formula I and/or at least one physiologically tolerated acid addition salt thereof, and further to a method for treating disorders that respond beneficially to dopamine D3 receptor antagonists or dopamine D3 agonists, said method comprising administering an effective amount of at least one compound or physiologically tolerated acid addition salt of the formula I to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A solid dispersion product comprising an effective amount of one or more active ingredients and an effective amount of one or more hydroxypropyl methylcellulose(s), which satisfies the Formula 0.35>?Htr (1) (wherein AHtr represents the endotherm (J/g) accompanying a transition at about 240° C.). The solid dispersion product is used for the manufacture of a dosage form having improved bioavailability of said one or more active ingredients by oral administration to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to N-phenyl-(piperazinyl or homopiperazinyl)-benzenesulfonamide or benzenesulfonyl-phenyl-(piperazine or homopiperazine) compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suitable for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the serotonin 5-HT6 receptor. wherein X is a bond or a group N—R4; R1 is hydrogen or methyl; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3 is hydrogen, C1-C3 alkyl, fluorine, C1-C2 alkoxy or fluorinated C1-C2 alkoxy; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C3-C4 cycloalkyl, or C3-C4 cycloalkyl-CH2—; R5 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, C1-C2 alkyl, fluorinated C1-C2 alkyl, C1-C2 alkoxy or fluorinated C1-C2 alkoxy; R6 is hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine; and n is 1 or 2.

Abstract: A viable strategy to enhance the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs is to use amorphous solids in place of the more commonly used crystalline solids in pharmaceutical formulations. However, amorphous solids are physically meta-stable and tend to revert back to their crystalline counterpart. An effective approach to stabilizing an amorphous drug against crystallization is to disperse it in a polymer matrix. The drug's solubility in the chosen polymer defines the upper limit of drug loading without any risk of crystallization. Measuring the solubility of a drug in a polymer has been a scientific and technological challenge because the high viscosity of polymers makes achieving solubility equilibrium difficult and because pharmaceutically important drug/polymer dispersions are glasses, which undergo structural relaxation over time. The invention provides a method based on Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) for measuring the solubility of crystalline drugs in polymeric matrices.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel oxindole derivative of general formula (I), wherein the substituents R1, R2, A, B, and Y are defined as in Claim 1. The invention further relates to medicaments containing said derivatives, and use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent diseases.

Abstract: The present application relates to calcium channel inhibitors containing compounds of formula (I) wherein Ar1, Ar2, L1, L2, n, R1, R4, X and Y are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of the general formula (I), wherein the substitutes A, B, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in Claim 1, and medicaments containing the same for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of vasopressin-dependent or oxytocin-dependent diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to amyloid-beta (A?) binding proteins. Antibodies of the invention have high affinity to A?(20-42) globulomer or any A? form that comprises the globulomer epitope. Method of making and method of using the antibodies of the invention are also provided.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for producing ultrafine suspensions, characterized in that a substance in the form of a solid product at 20° C. is dissolved in a solvent, in that the solvent is very rapidly substantially drawn from said solution, in that the powder thus obtained, whereof the particles have an average particle-size distribution of the order of 1 to 50 ?m (by laser diffractometry) is dispersed in a dispersing medium, and in that the resulting suspension is treated subsequently, using average to high forces, so as to obtain a suspension whereof the solid matter particles have a average particle-size distribution (by photon correlation spectroscopy) less than 3 ?m, preferably less than 1 ?m (1000 nm), and in particular less than 400 nm, more particularly still, less than 200 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule potentiators of metabotropic receptors, in particular of the mGlu2 receptor. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to small molecule potentiators of metabotropic receptors, in particular of the mGlu2 receptor. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds for the prevention or treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which metabotropic glutamate receptors are involved.

Abstract: The invention relates to pyrimidin 2-one compounds of general formula (I), in addition to the derivatives and tautomers of (I) and the physiologically acceptable salts of said compounds. In said formula, A represents linear or branched C3-C6 alkene, which can have a double bond or triple bond and/or a group Z, which is not adjacent to the nitrogen atom of the pyrimidinone ring and is selected from O, S, C(O), NR3, C(O)NR3, NR3C(O), OC(O) and C(O)O; B represents a group of the formula (II), in which X stands for CH2 or N and Y stands for CH2 or CH2CH2, or X—Y can also jointly represent C?CH, C?CH—CH2 or CH—CH?CH; R1 and R2 are defined as cited in the description and the claims; and Ar represents an optionally substituted aromatic group. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical agent, containing at least one compound (I) and the tautomers, derivatives and/or acid addition salts of said compound, optionally together with physiologically acceptable carriers and/or auxiliary agents.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of treating psoriasis in a subject by administering to a subject an antibody capable of binding to the p40 subunit of IL-12 and/or IL-23.